In this quarter, two very significant events --- the signing of MoUs for computerization of District Industry Centres; and the Conference on Informatics for Sustainable Agricultural Development, 1995 --- have again highlighted the fact that informatics is fast gaining the status of a culture proper in the Country.
Culture is defined as the way of living of a community, and the way of living of a vast majority of people has definitely undergone a radical change in the last two decades. It all began in a very inconspicuous way nearly a quarter of a century ago. Introduction of computers in workplaces led to a change in perceptions. People who were stuck with workloads far greater than they could ever hope to manage through manual means, realized that Information Technology was the answer to all their problems. Speed and efficiency being the result of computerization, its effect was also felt and appreciated by the common man. It has been smooth sailing since. Thereafter, satellite-based computer-communication system entered the scene to weave the whole Country into one single entity. Information was no more the preserve of the very privileged. Decision makers and planners at every level of the hierarchy gained access to the world of information. Planning and decision making achieved new dimensions.
It was a change the Country could not have done without. A change from the culture of tedious and time-consuming manual work to a culture of speed and efficiency ---the culture of informatics.
As the premier IT organization of the Country, NIC is proud of the role it has played in bringing about this cultural change.